Goodyear weather in March

In March, Goodyear sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 52°F, with 0.9 in of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 73°F in the first days to 80°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Goodyear's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goodyear's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
8th warmest
Overnight low
52°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0.9 in
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:47 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
34%
9th clearest
Wind
5 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Goodyear is city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.

Density
159/km²
people per km²
Founded
1946

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 73°F in the first days to 80°F by the end.

A typical March day in Goodyear reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 52°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 65°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°F warmer than February and about 8°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17248
27349
37349
47349
57449
67449
77450
87550
97550
107651
117651
127651
137751
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How March really feels in Goodyear

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Goodyear weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan66° / 43°1.13.4107.5
Feb70° / 46°1.33.910.87.7
Mar77° / 52°0.92.711.78.4
Apr85° / 58°0.31.212.87.0
May94° / 68°0.10.813.73.8
Jun103° / 76°0.10.314.20.6
Jul105° / 83°0.73.2140.0
Aug104° / 83°1.1413.20.2
Sep99° / 76°0.92.912.21.9
Oct88° / 63°0.71.911.25.8
Nov75° / 51°0.6210.38.6
Dec65° / 43°1.03.29.87.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
36931
46931
56931
67129
77129
87129
97228
107228
117327
127327
137327
147327
157426
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Goodyear gets around 0.9 in of rain over 2.7 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 5 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
25calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:066:19
211.37:056:20
311.37:046:21
411.37:026:22
511.47:016:23
611.47:006:23
711.46:596:24
811.56:576:25
911.56:566:26
1011.56:556:27
1111.66:536:27
1211.66:526:28
1311.66:516:29
1411.76:496:30
1511.76:486:31
1611.76:476:31
1711.86:456:32
1811.86:446:33
1911.86:436:34
2011.96:416:34
2111.96:406:35
2212.06:396:36
2312.06:376:37
2412.06:366:37
2512.16:346:38
2612.16:336:39
2712.16:326:40
2812.26:306:40
2912.26:296:41
3012.26:286:42
3112.36:266:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.17 kWh/m² to a high of 8.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Goodyear?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Goodyear for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Goodyear in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Goodyear sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 52°F. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Goodyear in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Goodyear peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Goodyear in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Goodyear is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodJun 1917 µg/m³Dec 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Goodyear?

Goodyear sits at 33.4°N, 112.4°W, 968 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Avondale, 0.6 mi away.

Topography around Goodyear

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Goodyear.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Goodyear has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 ft around an average of 968 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,740 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,640 ft.

The land around Goodyear is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and bare terrain (34%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (28%), bare terrain (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (51%) and bare terrain (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
105 ft
10 miles
2,740 ft
50 miles
6,640 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Avondale 0.6 mi · Maryvale 11 mi · Peoria 12 mi · Glendale 12 mi · Sun City 12 mi · El Mirage 12 mi · Surprise 14 mi · Alhambra 14 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Goodyear (33.4353°, -112.3582°, elevation 968 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).